Recommendation 63: Radio Room in the TSR

From The Public Inquiry into the Piper Alpha Disaster, published 12 November 1990.

Recommendation

It should be required by regulation that a Radio Room with facilities for external communications should be located in the TSR (para 19.179). On existing installations where the Radio Room is not in the TSR, these facilities should be in an Emergency Radio Room located in the TSR (para 19.180).

Jurisdiction: UK-wide

Page: 395

Reference: Recommendation 63

Government response

No government response to this recommendation is on the record yet.

Delivery

No statement on delivery from the addressee has been found in the sources searched (last checked 27 February 2026). This is separate from the response above.

Source

Inquiry Piper Alpha Inquiry

Report The Public Inquiry into the Piper Alpha Disaster 12 Nov 1990

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Themes and tags

Emergency contingency plans Quality and safety oversight National emergency preparedness communication

Recommendation made 35.9 years ago